CHHRE - Upcoming Events
Tentative Schedule of Programs and Professional Learning 2024-25
Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews During World War II
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Virtual
Presented by Amanda Friedman, Associate Director of Education at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
When Nazis moved to round up Danish Jews in a surprise raid in 1943, families were forced to make life-and-death decisions to save their lives. Overnight, they became refugees at the mercy of strangers organizing their escape. Hour of Need is a tribute to these strangers – ordinary citizens who defied the Nazi regime – and how their heroic actions saved Danish Jews. Developed in partnership with Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, Hour of Need shares the true story of how the people of an occupied nation risked their lives to evacuate their Jewish countrymen. Resources provided to participants. View Flyer | Registration Required: Register
January 2025
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2025
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau- as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. This year we commemorate eighty years since the liberation.
Liberation Poster Exhibit
On View: January 2025 - FAU Schmidt Center Public Space, University Galleries
Collaboration between Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education and the University Galleries.
Liberation is a traveling poster exhibition curated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The United States soldiers who helped defeat Nazi Germany and liberate concentration camps were among the first eyewitness to the Holocaust. Remembering their stories of freedom inspires us to promote human dignity and confront hatred whenever and wherever it occurs.
An Engaging Holocaust Program with Anna Salton Eisen
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 7 PM
An Engaging Holocaust Program with Anna Salton Eisen is a powerful and personal presentation on the Holocaust, as she shares her father's story of survival in ten concentration camps and her mother's courageous mission to gather Jewish children after the war. Anna takes you on a journey back in time to uncover the buried secrets of her family's past. View flyer | Registration required: Register
February 2025
Educator Field Study to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
Friday February 7 - Saturday February 8, 2025
Educators will receive intensive training on Holocaust education, while exploring one of the most respected museums and Holocaust education centers in the world. The trip is open to all teachers in grades 6-12.
Letters from Anne and Martin
Thursday, February 27 – 7 PM - University Theatre, Boca Campus
In support of Black History Month – Presented by Anne Frank Center USA. Letters from Anne and Martin is a unique production that combines the iconic voices of Anne Frank and Martin Luther King, Jr., both of whom were born in 1929 yet seemingly represent drastically different times and cultures. Developed from excerpts from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, this piece evokes the important messages from these legendary figures, as they write of their hopes and plans for a peaceful and unified world. This program touches both students and adults of various backgrounds and demonstrates the universality of the human experience. Open to students, educators, faculty, staff and members of the community. Registration required: View Flyer | Register
June 2025
Summer Institute for Educators Grades 5-12
June 16-18, 2025 - In Person - FAU Boca Campus
Additional information and application available February 2025